BMW Malaysia has announced the arrival of the facelifted second-generation BMW Z4 in the country. Two variants of the E89 LCI, which was introduced last December, are the first to arrive, these being the sDrive20i and sDrive28i M Sport. The sDrive35is, meanwhile, is also available, but on a request basis, we hear – no word on pricing for that one, but if you have to ask, well …
The facelift job is pretty subtle – minor exterior tweaks abound, from new headlamps that now feature white corona rings to a revised front fender indicator surround where the side badge resides, as well as a new alloy wheel design.
Both variants feature the familiar 2.0 litre four-cylinder engine with twin-scroll turbocharging, with different states of output tune – the sDrive20i having 184 hp and 270 Nm, while the sDrive28i has 245 hp and 350Nm of torque. Performance figures include a 0-100 km/h sprint time of 6.9 seconds for the sDrive20i and 5.5 seconds for the sDrive28i. An eight-speed automatic transmission is the gearbox choice.
The M Sport package on the sDrive28i throws in an M Sport suspension, 18-inch M light-alloy wheels and the M aerodynamics package, replete with large air intakes in the front wing and a rear bumper inlay painted in Anthracite metallic.
The interior gets sports seats, Aluminium Carbon trim strip, an M specific leather steering wheel, gear lever knob, driver’s footrest, door sill finishers as well as an anthracite-coloured roof liner.
A total of eight external shades are available for the new BMW Z4, with two new colours – Mineral Grey metallic and Glacier Silver metallic – joining the palette list. Buyers will be able to select an optional BMW Individual hardtop, which is available in two colours, solid Black and Glacier Silver metallic, though you’ll have to fork out RM6,000 for it.
As for pricing, the BMW Z4 sDrive20i goes for RM359,800, while the sDrive28i M Sport retails for RM489,800, both on-the-road without insurance, with BMW Service + Repair Inclusive (BS+RI).
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Still very much in love with this car
Have driven the pre-LCI Z4 and it is a nice car, but it’s a bit heavy at 1500kg and doesn’t feel nimble. The equivalent Boxster is 200kg lighter, BMW needs to put this car on a diet.
The reasons why the boxster is much lighter is obvious once you get into it. Cheapo interior, and lets not forget the soft top versus this z4’s hard top. I say leave the boxster as it is and leave the z4 as it is, if I were to be in the market for such a car I wouldn’t want it to be so bare like the boxster, this z4 has a nicer more upmarket and stylish interior.
enthusiasts VS posers.
If a hard top plus a slightly nicer interior weighs 200kg on the BMW Z4 then the E89 weight problem is far worse than I thought.